Inequality is a pressing issue in today’s world, and the gap in the wealth and income distribution has reached unsustainable levels. In this episode Xavier Baeten, Professor of Management Practice in Reward & Governance at Vlerick Business School, Fabian Meijs, Investment Analyst and remuneration expert at Triodos IM, and Chief Investment Strategist Hans Stegeman discuss executive remuneration practices and how the trend of excessive CEO pay can be curbed.

In their discussion, they touch upon the following topics:

• Inequality: how is it linked to executive remuneration
• What is the impact of executive remuneration?
• Differences between different payment models
• Which remuneration approaches lead to a better company performance, both financially and on ESG level?
• The role of boards and finance committees in CEO compensation